Entries from October 2010

It's a PARANORMAL double feature on the podcast for the last week of (Scary Movie) October! (insert spooky music) LOUD NOISES!!!! For episode 26, we dissect last year's super-successful Paranormal Activity and the just released Paranormal Activity 2. What did Krissy think of the two after seeing both for the very first time this week? Did adding a baby, a fearful Mexican housekeeper and a dog to the mix mean that more stuff actually, you know, happens in the sequel? What could the third entry in the Paranormal series possibly bring? Be careful because spoilers may jump out of nowhere! This podcast is rated PG-13!

Scary movie double feature time - yet again! This week, we take on the Chicago-based twosome of Candyman (1992) and Child's Play (1988)!! First time up, what scared Krissy more? A tall creepy black man with a bloody hook or a foul-mouthed kid's doll? OR...BOTH? The spirited discussion that followed includes the danger of talking to mirrors, BEES!!!!, Candyman's booming voice and sexy wordplay, choosing a frightening thesis in grad school, Virginia Madsen aflame, what toys we'd personally import our spirits into, little people in masks, terrible terrible cops, voodoo dolls, how to really destroy dolls and "is that the end" endings!!! This podcast is rated PG-13!

It's a Freddy Krueger double feature! Yep...continuing our scary movie theme for October, Krissy is forced for the very first time to watch A Nightmare On Elm Street the 1984 original and A Nightmare On Elm Street the 2010 reboot. Which one passed, which one failed the horror grade and why? The discussion includes how frightening both movies actually are (or aren't), the merits of Freddy synth and Freddy fog, the Freddys and Nancys of both films, Johnny Depp's staying awake skills, random Dr. Oz tidbits, the most memorable death scenes, funny background posters and MORE. One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, this podcast is rated PG-13!

JAWS has finally been seen!!! (sirens!!!) How did Krissy go almost twenty-something years without seeing the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic? And why?!?!? Well at least she finally bit the GREAT WHITE SHARK bullet. The discussion that ensues includes talk about the movie's effect on ocean-swimming, Krissy's favorite Roy Scneider performance before JAWS, our 2 favorite scenes, the allure of Shark Week, the real villain of JAWS, punching sharks in the face, Quint's classic intro, Richard Dreyfuss's IMDB page perusal, the shark helicopter photo and MORE! Don't worry, grandmothers out there. This podcast episode is rated PG!